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The fine line between a Christian “church” and a cult

A North Carolina man thought he was “going to die” when members of his evangelical church beat and choked him for two hours to expel his “homosexual demons,” he testified Thursday.

Matthew Fenner was the first person to take the stand in the assault and kidnapping trial of Brooke Covington, a 58-year-old minister at Word of Faith Fellowship in Spindale, North Carolina. Fenner, 23, said Covington was the leader in a 2013 beating involving numerous congregants. He said Covington pointed out his sexual orientation, saying, “God said there is something wrong in your life.”

This is pretty horrific, but what’s even more horrible is the fact the harshest punishment that might be brought in this court case is two years in prison. That’s *if* she’s convicted on the two counts (kidnapping and assault) she’s charged with. And if it wasn’t for the diligence of the Associated Press, nothing would have happened:

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